Lola
The Kinks

Capo 1st Fret

[Intro]  Bb   C   D

D                                              G                          C
I met her in a club down in old Soho Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like
       D            G
Cherry-cola C-o-l-a cola


     D                                          G                                  C
She walked up to me and she asked me to dance I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice
         D                G     C                Bb  C Dx2
She said lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola ____lo-lo-lo-lo lola ________


     D                                         G                                  C
Well I’m not the world’s most physical guy But when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my
            D                G
Spine Oh my lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola


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Well I’m not dumb but I can’t understand Why she walked like a woman and talked like a man
         D                G    C               Bb   C  Dx2
Oh my lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola _____lo-lo-lo-lo lola ________

 [Chorus]
        A7                                   E
Well we drank champagne and danced all night Under electric candlelight
Gx2
She picked me up and sat me on her knee And said dear boy won’t you come home with me


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Well I’m not the world’s most passionate guy But when I looked in her eyes well I almost fell for
   D                G     C               Bb    C   D                G   C               Bb    C  Dx2
My lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola _____lo-lo-lo-lo lola, ____lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola ____lo-lo-lo-lo lola ________


 [Bridge]
G        D   A      G      D      A      G    D      A
I pushed her away I walked to the door I fell to the floor
      D    F#7   Bm         A
I got down on my knees Then I looked at her and she at me


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Well that’s the way that I want it to stay And I always want it to be that way for my
D                 G
lola Lo-lo-lo-lo lola


D                                                G                          C
Girls will be boys and boys will be girls It’s a mixed up muddled up shook up world except for
D                G
lola Lo-lo-lo-lo lola


[Chorus]
         A7                                  E
 Well I left home just a week before And I’d never ever ever kissed a woman before
Gx2
But lola smiled and took me by the hand And said dear boy I’m gonna make you a man


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Well I’m not the world’s most masculine man But I know what I am and I’m glad I’m a man and
       D                G     C               Bb   C   D                G    C                Bb  C
so is  lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola  ___ lo-lo-lo-lo lola ____lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola ____  lo-lo-lo-lo lola ____
D                G     C              Bb    C    D                G    C                Bb   C
lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola ___ lo-lo-lo-lo lola _____ lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola ____  lo-lo-lo-lo lola _____
D                 G    C                Bb   C   D                 G   C                Bb  C  D
lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola ____  lo-lo-lo-lo lola _____lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola ____  lo-lo-lo-lo lola ______